Star profile

HIP 111600

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is HIP 111600

In Piscis Austrinus, a discreet neighbour of the immense Aquarius, shines this orange K-type star, about 360 light-years distant. Its light began the journey around 1665, when the first scientific journal in history was being founded in London and Hooke was describing the microscopic world. Cooler than the Sun yet a touch larger, its coppery glow conjures slow sunsets. We see it as a warm flicker from the late Baroque.

Where it is and when to see it

HIP 111600 lies in the southern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 7° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 18° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 88° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere south of 58° N.

It ranks no. 21 in brightness among the 26 stars of Piscis Austrinus in our catalogue. To find it, start from Fomalhaut, the brightest: it lies about 5° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 360 years ago.

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Astronomical data for HIP 111600

Constellation: Piscis Austrinus
Apparent magnitude: 5.82
Distance: 357.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 339.148° · Dec -31.664°
Catalogue: HIP 111600 · HD 214122

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Other stars in Piscis Austrinus

Piscis Austrinus has 26 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 26 stars in Piscis Austrinus